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2022 ANS Annual Meeting
June 12–16, 2022
Anaheim, CA|Anaheim Hilton
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Cost drivers of nuclear steam cycle construction
Interest in reducing carbon emissions around the world continues to climb. As a complement to the increasing deployment of variably generating renewables, advanced nuclear is commonly shown in net-zero grid modeling for 2050 because it represents firm electricity production that can flex in output with load demands.1 However, these projections are challenged by the high levelized cost of electricity associated with legacy nuclear construction, which is often more than double that of modern combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants.
12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|11:00AM–12:45PM (12:00–1:45PM EDT)
Session Chair:
Michael Muhlheim (ORNL)
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Alternate Chair:
Derek Halverson (NRC)
Staff Producer:
Dan Goldberg (ANS)
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Embedded Digital Device Considerations in Commercial Grade Dedication
John R. Hendricks (Curtiss-Wright Nuclear), Mike Wooldridge (Curtiss-Wright Nuclear)
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Software Reliability Testing of Digital Devices for Nuclear Power Applications
B.D. Shumaker (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), R.T. Wood (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), C. Elks (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), C. Smidts (Ohio State Univ.)
EPRI Guidance on Designing and Managing Embedded Digital Components
Matt Gibson (EPRI)
Operating Experience and its Relationship to Embedded Digital Devices in Safety Systems
M. D. Muhlheim (ORNL), D. S. Halverson (U.S. NRC), W.P. Poore (ORNL)
The Role of Certification in the Safety Demonstration of COTS EDDs
Sofia Guerra (Adelard), Luke Hinde (Adelard)
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